Sharwanand has teamed up with debutant director Shree Karthick for Telugu-Tamil bilingual with Vennela Kishore and Priyadarshi in crucial roles and Amala Akkineni as the core point of the plot in a time travel based emotional story.
Story :- Aadi (Sharwanand) is a good singer who is low on confidence and afraid of crowds. He couldn't overcome his fears and perform even after getting good opportunities through his girlfriend Vyshnavi (Ritu Verma) as he is struck in the past. Aadi misses his mother (Amala) a lot. A quantum physicist Paul (Nasser) offers Aadi a chance to go back to past through time machine and get things corrected. His friends Seenu (Vennela Kishore) and Chaitu (Priyadarshi) also wanted to travel back to change their lives as well. Did this time travel succeed and were these 3 able to change their lives forms the rest of the story.
Performances :- Sharwanand as a struggling musician who adores his mother has excelled in this role and is very believable. This is one of his best performances. Vennela Kishore and Priyadarshi have full length roles and both were equally good be it comic timing or emotional scenes. Amala Akkineni as Aadi's mother is apt. Her acting, costumes and total presence is simple, warm and refreshing. The kids who played younger version of lead roles were also very good. Nasser as scientist was natural. Ritu Verma has a limited role and she did fine.
Technicians :- Director did an excellent job with story by blending time travel with an emotional point that hooks audience to back the lead characters. Plot looks inspired from the popular Netflix series Dark (German). Being debut director, he has handled a complicated storyline very effectively. Especially, a sentiment based movie is a risky venture, considering taste and patience level of current movie going audience. Loved the interval bang, which I didn't see coming. There are few lags in the screenplay during 2nd half but they are ignorable. Casting and costumes are apt for the story. Music by Jakes Bejoy compliments the narration with his background score and montage songs.
Positives :-
Story & gripping narration
Lead characters performances
Negatives :-
Few lag episodes
Summary :- Oke Oka Jivitham has all the ingredients of a perfect family entertainer.
Rating :- 3.5/5 (Go watch it, you won't get disappointed)
